Real Estate Program Course Descriptions

Principles of Real Estate I (0111)
An overview of real estate ethics of practice, titles to and conveyance of real estate, legal descriptions, law of agency, deeds, encumbrances and liens, distinctions between personal and real property, closing procedures, and real estate mathematics. Also includes federal, state, and local laws relating to housing discrimination.

Principles of Real Estate II (0112)
 An overview of appraisal practices, finance, math, investments, and practical procedures while working as an agent.

Law of Agency (1111)
A study of law of agency including principal-agent and master-servant relationships the authority of an agent, the termination of an agent's authority, the fiduciary and other duties of an agent, employment law, deceptive trade practices, listing or buying procedures, and the disclosure of and agency.

Law of Contracts (1400)
This course covers real estate/principles involved in promulgated contracts. Included are contracts for VA, FHA, conventional, and owner financed.

Advanced Marketing (0512)
This course provides additional marketing study to include staging, showing properties, marketing yourself, finding listings & marketing technology.

Appraisal (0211)
A study of the central purposes and functions of an appraisal, social and economic determinant of value, appraisal case studies, cost, market data and income approaches to value estimates, final correlations, and reporting.

Exam Prep
Covers updated information for the real estate examinations and prepares you for the state exams. This class meets on Thursdays

Finance (0411)
An overview of the U.S. monetary system, primary and secondary money markets, sources of mortgage loans, federal government programs, loan applications, process and procedures, closing costs, alternative Instruments, laws affecting mortgage lending, and the State Housing Agency.

Investment (0911)
An overview of financing, evaluation, and management of real estate investment. Emphasis on real estate investment characteristics, techniques of investment analysis, time valued money, discounted investment criteria, leverage, and applications to property tax implications of owning real estate.

Marketing (0511)
 A study of real estate professionalism and ethics, characteristics of successful salespersons, time management, psychology of marketing, listing procedures, advertising, negotiating and closing financing, and the deceptive trade practice act, consumer act, and commercial code.

MCE Update
Provider #0110 Course #07-06-127-3932. This seven-hour course complies with the six hours of legal and ethics and one hour of elective credit.

MCE Update
Provider #0110 Course #15-06-047-4167. The Del Mar College Fast-Track Real Estate Program has been approved by the Texas Real Estate Commission to provide the 15-hour MCE course entitled Keeping Current with Texas Real Estate. This course complies with the new MCE requirement six hours of legal and ethics and nine hours of elective credit.

Property Management (0811)
A study of the role of the property manager, owner policies operational guidelines, lease negotiations, tenant relations, maintenance, reports, habitability laws, and the Fair Housing Act.
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Residential Inspection for Real Estate (1021)
A study of the different types of building systems and materials used in the design and construction of real property. This course covers residential construction and commercial building systems and materials. Includes different structural building systems with emphasis on wood-related products, concrete and concrete masonry, brick, stone, and steel units. The Texas Real Estate Commission Promulgated Property Condition Addendum will be addressed along with inspector and client agreements, tools and procedures, and electromechanical systems.